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vs. Green Bay Packers (1-4) Detroit Lions (3-1)

Key Offensive stats 99 Points Scored 92 106 First Downs 91 31 for 66 3rd Down Conversions 27 for 73 1880 Total Yards 1603 494 Rushing yards 434 1411 Passing yards 1309 12 Red Zone Visits 8 3 TD, 2 FG Red Zone scoring 2 TD, 3 FG Key Defensive stats 142 Points allowed 72 2453 Total Yds allowed 2001 890 Rushing yds allowed 590 1690 Passing yds allowed 1421 Key Players QB - Brett Favre QB - Joey Harrington 105 comp 170 att 1 td 69 comp 113 att 708 yds 7 td Injury Report DT - Grady Jackson WR - Charles Rogers Knee (out 4 weeks) Collarbone (Season) DT - James Lee CB - Andre Goodman Knee (return 10/23) Thigh (return 10/27) WR - Robert Ferguson Ankle/knee (Probable) Scouting Reports STREAKS AND NOTES: Packers - QB Favre has thrown a TD pass in 30 straight games and needs one to pass Dan Marino for the second-longest streak in NFL history behind Johnny Unitas (47). Favre is 16-8 against the Lions. ... Green Bay is 20-9 against the NFC North under Sherman. ... RB Green has rushed for 713 yards against the Lions (5.2 yards per carry), his second-highest total against any club. Lions - Mariucci was a Packers assistant from 1992-95. ... Detroit ranks third in the NFL with a plus-9 turnover ratio. ... The Lions trail the Packers 63-77-7 in the series between the one-time NFC Central rivals.